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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s painful to read about so many people’s dreams being unfulfilled due to a lack of money.

My family was middle-middle class. My parents knew nothing about colleges, but told me to they would pay for any place I got accepted. Amazingly, I got into a private that is fairly prestigious. This was the mid 1970’s. i remember my first year’s tuition was about $2900. Many public flagships charged less than $500 per year for tuition back then. [/quote]

It's not comparable today.  Tuition spiked exponentially.

Across all types of schools, the cost of college has increased [b]more than 135%, or about 2.3 times[/b], between 1963 and 2021.

Your parents, if donut hole, would not have been able to do this in 2024.  They just wouldn't.  I certainly know mine wouldn't.

"An undergraduate's bill at Yale University will increase 6.1 percent, to $18,060, for the [b]1988-89 academic year[/b], the school announced." - my freshmen year
The Yale College term bill in 2024, which includes tuition, housing, and meals, [b]will increase by 3.9% from $83,880 to $87,150[/b]. Tuition will be $67,250, and housing and meals for students who live on campus will be $19,900.

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